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pink dolphins!

well no art or design here, or maybe  there is…… here’s a pink dolphin! I’ve never seen it, but it could be i’m slow… .eitherway  pictures of dolphins are always good to share!

This is a pink dolphin that was found in louisiana, it seems to be that it’s an albino turned pink! As far as known this is the only pink albino! (read about it here)

These are found in the amazon! when they are young they are pink and turn more grey when they grow older. more info in  wikipedia

Creed Comeback in 2009

Creed are back after they broke up, rockin more than ever before!

aliens bring us the gift of light!

well looking for some home improvements?  I think it’s good to start with this, becauce who wouldn’t want to have some aliens abducting cows for a lamp?

Want to order one? here’s the site: abductionlamp.com!

While looking for some more info about this lamp, I stumbled across this blog freshome.com ( very very nice blog!)

with an item about creative lamps, this were my highlights… ( look for the rest of the lamps here)

Jethro Macey’s coin lamp only works when you insert a coin!

Well ofcourse you always need a granade lamp! check out this site where you can buy this, some of the best and some of the worst stuff you’ll ever see… www.spellboundstatues.com

this Nymph lamp by site specific design, is just cute!

the duck lamp by sebastian errazuriz isn’t cute but still a beauty! ( as it seems his site is down, but google will show you some great stuff)

Welcome to the show

Wouter Huis’ work is most of the time about our surroundings and how he can change the perspective of that by setting everyday happenings in a different light.

I am in love with his Performance #1 work:

A more recent project, Performance #1 (2011), consisted of a vacant garage box that for the duration of the event- was turned into a cinema. The audience was invited to take a seat, facing the electric door which was at some point opened to reveal a view into a particularly uninteresting street. This street, and the very little amount of action in it (an occasional car or person passing by) was thereby transferred into both a screen and a new space. Likewise the people inside became participants in a strange and quiet performance.(information taken from artist his website)

You can enjoy this recent work at IFFR this year as well at the former Lantaren/Venster in Rotterdam.So go go go and have a look yourself!

More info and nice projects on Wouter Huis his website.

l’art pour l’art

Yeah! The work of Dan Grayber  looks like construction site, so it could not go wrong for me.
The work itself is according to the artist a problem and its solution in itself.
He builds – mostly small – sculptures (but I just love the bigger ones!) that only sustain their own existence.(more about the artist statement here )

Parallel Walls Mechanism
Piece is composed of seven steel frames that telescope outwards.  Two large, centrally located springs activate mechanism that pushes first set of frames, pulley system causes 2nd and 3rd set to telescope outwards based on the position of the first set.  Piece exerts enough outward force upon two parallel walls (roughly 15’ apart) to hold itself up.

Interfloor Mechanism #1
Piece is a spring loaded mechanism that wedges itself between the floor and ceiling, holding itself up.

Bottle Mechanism #3
Piece consists of two parts joined together with bicycle brake cable: the mechanical base, and the mechanism that fits inside of the bottle. The weight of the bottle, and the piece inside the bottle, maintains enough tension in the system as a whole to keep the mechanism inside the bottle expanded, bracing itself in the center of the bottle. This tension also keeps the bottle from dropping any further.

Corner Mechanism #4
Piece is a counterweight driven mechanism that wedges itself into the interior of a corner, suspending itself.

spherical captures

When I discovered the work of Ariko Inaoka from Japan, and her portraits  reminded my of the Dutch photographer Hellen van Meene.
Consider it typical female photography, or spherical images, or what the… let’s call it lovely photos!

From the series Erna & Hrefna 09-10


And a few beautiful captures from the series SÓL

more work of Ariko Inaoko on her website.

Sweetness is a myth

A few weeks ago I found out about  this nice photo series from photographers  Benjamin Li (1985) and Laerke Elllegaard(1984).
This series got me thinking about faded glory, the perishingly aspect of strength… but honestly I just love it because of that fine line between beauty and disgust and the beautiful colour scheme!

As with most photos the work should speak for itself, I believe these pictures barely need guidance by words. Still, here some background info about the series from the photographers: “The work is all about playfulness and crating identities. It is both vulnerable and vulgar at the same time. There are references to everything form regal portrait, sex and gorging. Lærke and Benjamin are interested in combining beauty and disgust. The portraits resemble a white canvas where the food is the paint. The food is very recognizable but taken into another context given a new meaning.”

Help us win this competition!

Recently Katrien Ligt and me ( Veerle Lavoir ) decided to join the Icontest, from the textile museum in my town…

And Know we want to ask you to help us win!

The assignment, design a tablerunner. For those in doubt what it is… it’s a slightly  narrower tablecloth that only covers a part of the table.  We decided to make some designs of things we think would be cool, and not so often end up on your linnens…

this one based on the old dutch game, Sjoelen.

this one was based on circuitboards,

And my personal favorite, blood vs. cribs!

Vote for us by using de Icontest on Facebook, and please rate us by ‘giving’ stars to the designs.. Thanks!

colour your dog, part 2

a long little while ago we posted about the colour your poodle contests, as it turns out not only poodle’s can be “pimped”. …

I read about it here…

but just google dog panda, and you get a lot of this “great” photo’s!

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